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Jenna Ortega

                   Jenna Ortega has used her platform to support several charitable causes, advocacy initiatives, and social justice campaigns.

### HIV/AIDS Awareness & Advocacy

* **UNAIDS Ambassador:** Ortega serves as an ambassador for UNAIDS to raise awareness for HIV prevention and eliminate the social stigma surrounding AIDS. Her involvement stems from a personal connection—her grandfather passed away from AIDS-related complications before she was born.
* **Latino Commission on AIDS:** In 2018, she was inducted as a Youth Ambassador for the Latino Commission on AIDS at their annual Cielo Benefit Gala. The organization promotes prevention, education, and support programs tailored to Latino communities across the U.S.
* **Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation:** She has offered support to pediatric AIDS organizations working to prevent mother-to-child transmission and treat affected children.

### Youth Empowerment & Global Relief

* **WE Movement:** Ortega traveled to Kenya with the WE organization to assist in building infrastructure for clean water wells and schools for local communities. She has also served as a featured speaker at various WE Day events to empower youth around global issues.
* **Save the Children:** She actively uses her social platforms to direct attention and resources toward *Save the Children*, particularly focusing on humanitarian relief for children in conflict areas, including the West Bank and Gaza.

### Social Issues & Local Philanthropy

* **Immigration & Human Rights:** Ortega has spoken publicly on immigration policy and detainee conditions. Notably, at the 2018 Radio Disney Music Awards, she wore a jacket stating *”I do care and u should too”* to bring attention to children held in detention centers along the U.S.–Mexico border.
* **Youth Homelessness & Local Giving:** She supported DoSomething.org’s *Teens for Jeans* campaign, visiting local shelters such as Safehouse of the Desert in Coachella Valley to help provide clothing for homeless youth.
* **Individual Fundraising:** In 2016, she organized a fan meet-and-greet to raise medical funds for a young girl battling neuroblastoma.

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                    Jenna Marie Ortega was born in Rancho Mirage, California. Her father, Edward Ortega,who is of Mexican descent, is a former sheriff who works at a California district attorney’s office; her mother, Natalie Ortega, is an emergency room nurse of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent. She is the fourth of their six children.Ortega’s maternal great-grandmother was an undocumented immigrant from Sinaloa, Mexico, and her maternal grandfather relocated from Puerto Rico to the Bronx, New York, before moving to the Western United States. Ortega grew up in La Quinta, California, and has called her childhood self “loud and extroverted”.

Ortega wanted to act from the age of six after watching Dakota Fanning in the 2004 thriller film Man on Fire. Ortega was unable to understand how a young child could perform in a way that could scare her so much; she analyzed the film several times and decided she wanted to be “the Puerto Rican version of” Fanning. Ortega later said that acting served as an escape from the pressure she placed on herself as a “very existential” and anxious child. She begged her mother for three years to let her pursue that career path. Her mother attempted to distract her with activities such as soccer and schoolwork; soccer almost convinced Ortega to quit pursuing acting. Ortega’s mother bought her a monologue book when she was nine and posted a video of her performing online. A casting director saw it and signed her to an agency.

Ortega’s mother began driving her to Los Angeles as often as five days per week for auditions, a journey that could take six hours round trip. She struggled to land roles, because few parts existed for Latinas. Such rejection challenged her self-esteem. She considered dyeing her hair blonde in an attempt to book more roles. For the first year, with no connections in the film industry, Ortega auditioned only for television commercials. She managed to secure parts in 12 national campaigns, including three for McDonald’s. During the week, she would act in Los Angeles for a few days and return home to attend school. She attended public school, including Amelia Earhart Elementary School and John Glenn Middle School. She stopped attending public school during eighth grade to act in Disney productions and got an apartment in Los Angeles after booking a role in Stuck in the Middle. During that time, Ortega acted in Los Angeles during the workweek and returned home on weekends. She has said her early teenage years were “full of tension and fear” of making mistakes while working.

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